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'It's just very hard': Heart Evangelista mourns death of pup — first since she started fostering at 13

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MANILA — Actress and animal adoption advocate Heart Evangelista is mourning the death of one her foster dogs — the first since she started rescuing animals at age 13.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/04/29/20200429-heart-linda.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>A tearful Heart Evangelista reveals she lost a foster dog in her April 28 vlog. YouTube: Love Marie Escudero</figcaption></figure></div>Evangelista, 35, shared the sad news in her April 28 vlog, a compilation of several days worth of her home activities during the coronavirus lockdown.A portion of the nearly 20-minute video shows a weeping Evangelista, telling her viewers that her latest foster pet, a puppy named Linda, has died.&quot;I was only with her for half a day, but I&#x27;ve never been so attached to a foster,&quot; she said, in tears. &quot;I usually foster a lot, but this one was extra special, and I actually thought of keeping her but she died. She had complications.&quot;&quot;I don&#x27;t really share moments when I&#x27;m so freakin&#x27; ugly and I&#x27;m just so sad. I tried to stay very positive with my vlogs all the time, but I just wanted to say that fostering is really hard,&quot; she said.Evangelista has long been an advocate of animal rescue and adoption. She has several stray dogs, or &quot;aspin&quot; (asong Pinoy) as she calls them, under her care which she then sends for adoption once they are in good health.She is also a long-time ambassador of the Philippine Animal Welfare Society or PAWS, and in 2019 launched her own animal welfare facility in Sorsogon, where her husband, Chiz Escudero, is governor.&quot;When I look back, I&#x27;m glad that even if I was with her for half a day, I was able to make her feel really loved,&quot; she said, referring to Linda, intercut with footage of the late puppy getting dressed by Evangelista.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OXIXocGofD0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>&quot;Despite the heartaches, I do still very much support the idea of fostering. It&#x27;s just very hard because she was really such an angel,&quot; she said.In her Instagram Stories, Evangelista explained she had never experienced death of a rescued animal since she started fostering at 13.&quot;It&#x27;s always hard to give them away, but it&#x27;s the first time I feel like I failed,&quot; she wrote. &quot;I&#x27;ve had cases of unhealthy dogs but they always seem to survive. Never lost a pup.&quot;&quot;Just really, really loved her. I knew she was going to end up with us,&quot; she added.In her vlog, a crying Evangelista said she would take a break from chronicling her daily lockdown activities. The next portion of the video was recorded &quot;a few days later.&quot;While appearing to still be in low spirits, Evangelista opted for an optimistic mindset.&quot;Today I have to go on and do the things that I need to do and really get myself together. We&#x27;re going begin the day really, really well,&quot; she said.

Actress and animal adoption advocate Heart Evangelista is mourning the death of one her foster dogs — the first since she started rescuing animals at age 13.

Actress and animal adoption advocate Heart Evangelista is mourning the death of one her foster dogs — the first since she started rescuing animals at age 13.